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Volume 359:e3 July 17, 2008 Number 3
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Vitiligo and Cutaneous Melanoma

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A 58-year-old woman presented with white facial patches that had progressively increased in size during a period of several months. She had no other illnesses. Physical examination revealed hypopigmented macules that were symmetrically distributed on the face and the trunk (Panel A). These lesions became more evident after examination with Wood's light (Panel B) and were consistent with vitiligo. The examination was otherwise notable for a gray lesion, about 2 cm in diameter, on the right leg that was associated with inguinal adenopathy. Although the patient was uncertain about the onset of this lesion, she thought it had become progressively . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 



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